Over the last few weeks we have been learning about addition and subtraction (including regrouping) using the column method. The children have been using dienes and a place value mat to understand the concept of exchanging one ten for ten ones. We had lots of fun playing the Banker’s Game, starting with 99 and taking it in turns to roll a dice and subtract that number (exchanging when necessary) until they reached 0.
In Literacy, we’ve been working on character descriptions, inspired by a range of interesting characters from Miss Trunchbull (Matilda) to Bellatrix Lestrange (Harry Potter). The children have successfully used powerful adjectives, verbs and adverbs, alliteration, metaphors, similes, prepositional phrases and interesting sentence starters to create some wonderful character descriptions, bursting with rich vocabulary.
Here are a few soundbites:
“Her deathly, pale skin was translucent like water. Lurking in the shadows, she would cackle all night long.”
“She had teeth like crumbling tombstones. Her unruly raven-black hair cascaded down her deathly pale back. Encrusted with filth, her long bony fingers drummed on the table.”
In PSHE we’ve been looking at ways to look after our physical and mental wellbeing. As part of our learning, we enjoyed a virtual visit (via Zoom) from Nancy and Harold the giraffe from SCARF who talked to us about kindness and staying healthy and happy. The children took part in a quiz about exercise, sleep and hygiene and completed a booklet with ideas about how to help their mental wellbeing. The session was great fun and enjoyed by all!
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